Hello all! I have never posted to the list before, being somewhat of a list lurker having never felt that I had anything much positive to contribute. I have been flying a Subaru EA81 powered Monowhee
Hey Neville! Your comment that "the increased polar moment of inertia totally messes up the a very fine handling aeroplane" does not match my observations at all. The Subaru powered Europa seems very
The 2004 model R1150 RT or RS bike in the US has factory twin spark ignition. Earlier models do not have the twin ignition. Power is up for 2004 to 98 hp. The R1100 RS and RT versions are 100 hp but
I finally had time to go out on a nice day and do some speed tests with a new Catto 3 bladed composite fixed pitch prop on my Subaru EA81 powered Europa Classic monowheel. Its been nothing but rain,
Last Saturday morning I took up a 210 lb passenger for my first dual flight with a new Catto 3 bladed fix pitch 64 x 62 prop. This prop has a large amount of twist, starting with about 45 degrees at
Hey Fred! That sounds very cool! I wasn't aware of Creative Air. Do they have a website? I would be very interested in a set of covers as I do not have any lights on the plane yet. I have a set of co
Hey Fred! The 20 mph speed increase I observed with the Catto 64 x 62 3 blade is real (at least on my 125 hp Soob). Don't forget that you will be pushing an additional 25% power thru the blades than
Hey Tim! I wish to discourage the use of auto fuel if you are using the Ellison TBI on that NSI. In the Ellison manual they prohibit the use of auto fuel. I tried premium unleaded Texaco 92 octane in
Hey Tony! Greetings from your Soob mate in Colorado! Still Soobing nicely here but plan on adding MPFI to my EA81. Should bring the power up to about 140 or so. Here is a link to Lynn Ellsners Turbo
Hey Tony! Theres lots of info and articles on aircraft conversions using the EJ22 at the bottom of this page: http://www.sdsefi.com/aircraft.html SDS EM-4: Aircraft (Scroll down to the very bottom of
There is also the Honda VTEC CAM 125 package. Pretty slick setup. I understand they are redesigning the gearbox to cut 20 lbs. I know at least one other builder planning to use this unit. Alex Bowman
Hey Fred! Yeah, seems high to me as well, but I'm getting an honest 172-175 mph GPS at 7500 ft with my 125 hp rated EA81 and I do not have the slick underbody fairings as on Alex's plane. When your'e
Hey again Fred! I keep reading that cooling drag can be as much as 35% of the entire drag of the aircraft. That could be a big factor on Alex's plane as the hot air coming off the rad is exiting in a
Hey Sam, as far as a Rotax being the engine of choice, that is just your opinion. I am quite happy with my Subaru EA81 and would not swap it for even 4 Rotaxes! And thats my opinion. Glenn 300 hrs +
Hey Gerry! Thats easy! Get the 140 hp Dual Port Fuel Injected EA81 with redundant injection here: (about $9K US) http://www.ramengines.com/ RAM Performance, Ltd. Get the Marcotte M150 redrive with 2.
Heres a free Anywhere Map type moving map software that can run on Windows CE/Mobile or higher, also Windows 2000, NT, or XP. They ask for a donation but is not required. I just downloaded it this mo
I flew my 930 lb Monowheel with EA81 power and 125 hp yesterday with a 195 lb passenger. I am 210. My home base is at 5090 ft. I have a fixed pitch 3 bladed prop pitched for cruise. Takeoff was a bre
I gained a solid 20 mph by dumping my NSI CAP140 3 bladed electrically adjustable prop with the Warp Drive blades for a custom designed fixed pitch 3 blade on my 125 hp EA81 powered mono. Whenever I
Hey Chris! I didn't mean to impugn the Citab, it is a very fun plane. I wish the Europa could do wheel landings like the Citab. The main difference I experienced was that with the Citab, you're never